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Iowa Nurse Keeps License Despite DUI, Sleeping on Duty
13 Dec, 2025
Summary
- Nurse Jodi Kneisel faced charges for sleeping and impairment.
- She was found sleeping multiple times during nursing shifts.
- Kneisel received a warning, not license suspension, for violations.
An Iowa nurse, Jodi Lynne Kneisel of Mason City, will maintain her full nursing license despite facing charges in June 2025 related to practicing while impaired and sleeping on duty. The Iowa Board of Nursing alleged Kneisel engaged in unprofessional conduct and was convicted of a crime impacting her practice.
Settlement documents revealed Kneisel was working as a travel nurse in Council Bluffs, Cedar Falls, and Norfolk, Nebraska, in 2023 when incidents occurred. She was reportedly found sleeping during three shifts at a Council Bluffs hospital and admitted to consuming alcohol before a shift in Norfolk.
Despite subsequent arrests in 2025, including driving while license revoked and driving while intoxicated in Missouri, the board issued only a warning. Kneisel has agreed to enter an Iowa Practitioner Health Program, but her license remains unrestricted as of November 2025.
